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Henry VII of England named his eldest son Arthur after the hero of Arthurian legend as a sign of his hopes for a rebirth of English greatness. Arthur died before he could mount the throne, however, and his brother Henry became the next King. Arthur was buried in the cathedral in [Worcester, England]?; the memorial to him, `Prince Arthur's Chantry', was erected in the cathedral in 1504.

Henry did not only inherit Arthur's title he also was given his dead brother's wife Catherine of Aragon.


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